Chicago panchang, 16 February 2026
Sunrise 06:45 Sunset 17:23 Moonrise 06:30 Magha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:45 to 17:23- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:05 – 09:25
- Yamaganda 10:45 – 12:04
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:43 – 12:26
- Durmuhurta 12:26 – 13:08
- Gulika Kalam 13:24 – 14:44
- Durmuhurta 14:33 – 15:16
- 09:18 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 14:20 Yoga becomes Parigha
Night
17:23 to 06:44 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 17:23 – 20:03
- Brahma Muhurta 04:57 – 05:51 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:06 Karana becomes Naga
- 21:35 Moon enters Aquarius
- 06:01 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 06:01 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 06:01 next day
- Nakshatra Shravana until 09:18 · lord Moon
- Yoga Variyan until 14:20
- Karana Chatushpada until 18:06, then Naga
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 09:18 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 14:20 Yoga becomes Parigha
- 18:06 Karana becomes Naga
- 21:35 Moon enters Aquarius
- 06:01 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 06:01 next day Karana becomes Kimstughna
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:05 – 09:25
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:45 – 12:04
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:26 – 13:08
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:24 – 14:44
- Inauspicious yoga Parigha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 14:20 – 01:39 next day
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 14:33 – 15:16
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmṛti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kullūka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindarāja, as Kullūka reports him, as its last muhurta. 04:58 – 05:52
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:43 – 12:26
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:23 – 20:03
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:45 – 09:18
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:45 – 09:18
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:45 – 08:05 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:05 – 09:25 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:25 – 10:45 | Good |
| Rog | 10:45 – 12:04 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:04 – 13:24 | Bad |
| Char | 13:24 – 14:44 | Neutral |
| Labh | 14:44 – 16:04 | Good |
| Amrit | 16:04 – 17:23 | Good |
| Char | 17:23 – 19:03 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 19:03 – 20:44 | Bad |
| Kaal | 20:44 – 22:24 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:24 – 00:04 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:04 – 01:44 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 01:44 – 03:24 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:24 – 05:04 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:04 – 06:44 next day | Neutral |
Hora
Seasonal horas: the daytime and the night each in 12 parts. No printed source is cited for this split.
Equal horas: 60 minutes (2.5 ghatis) each, counted from sunrise as Vivāha-vṛndāvana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 06:45 NowMoon
- 07:39 NowSaturn
- 08:32 NowJupiter
- 09:25 NowMars
- 10:18 NowSun
- 11:11 NowVenus
- 12:04 NowMercury
- 12:58 NowMoon
- 13:51 NowSaturn
- 14:44 NowJupiter
- 15:37 NowMars
- 16:30 NowSun
- 17:23 NowVenus
- 18:30 NowMercury
- 19:37 NowMoon
- 20:44 NowSaturn
- 21:50 NowJupiter
- 22:57 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:04 NowSun
- 01:10 NowVenus
- 02:17 NowMercury
- 03:24 NowMoon
- 04:31 NowSaturn
- 05:37 NowJupiter
- 06:45 NowMoon
- 07:45 NowSaturn
- 08:45 NowJupiter
- 09:45 NowMars
- 10:45 NowSun
- 11:45 NowVenus
- 12:45 NowMercury
- 13:45 NowMoon
- 14:45 NowSaturn
- 15:45 NowJupiter
- 16:45 NowMars
- 17:45 NowSun
- 18:45 NowVenus
- 19:45 NowMercury
- 20:45 NowMoon
- 21:45 NowSaturn
- 22:45 NowJupiter
- 23:45 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:45 NowSun
- 01:45 NowVenus
- 02:45 NowMercury
- 03:45 NowMoon
- 04:45 NowSaturn
- 05:45 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:58 – 05:10 Sagittarius
- 05:10 – 06:40 Capricorn
- 06:40 – 07:51 Aquarius
- 07:51 – 08:59 Pisces
- 08:59 – 10:20 Aries
- 10:20 – 12:07 Taurus
- 12:07 – 14:26 Gemini
- 14:26 – 16:59 Cancer
- 16:59 – 19:32 Leo
- 19:32 – 22:05 Virgo
- 22:05 – 00:40 next day Libra
- 00:40 – 03:06 next day Scorpio
- 03:06 – 05:06 next day Sagittarius
- 05:06 – 06:36 next day Capricorn
- 06:36 – 06:44 next day Aquarius
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · times in CST (UTC-6) · Method